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HFCL Limited share price

HFCL Limited manufactures and sells telecom products in India and internationally. The company offers optical fiber cables, such as underground, aerial, microduct, FTTH, and micromodule cables; access solutions, including Wi-Fi access points, network switches, unlicensed band radios, IO canvas unified network management platform, and accessories; IP/MPLS routers; 5G product portfolio comprising access routers/cell site routers and pre-aggregation and aggregation routers; fiber optic cable and copper cable assemblies, high-density cabinets, fiber splice joint closures, ethernet cabling products, and active optical components; and defence solutions, including electro optics, electronic fuzes,…Read more
TelecommunicationCommunication EquipmentNifty 500Nifty Smallcap 250NSE: HFCLISIN INE548A01028
16 Oct 2026, 3:30 PM IST₹256.01▲ 12.19 (5.00%)
  • Market Cap₹ 39,176 Cr.
  • Current Price₹ 256.01
  • High / Low₹ 276 / 60
  • Stock P/E66.7
  • Book Value₹ 33
  • Dividend Yield0.08 %
  • ROCE10.8 %
  • ROE7.00 %
  • Face Value₹ 1.0
More figures (10)
  • EPS (TTM)₹ 3.84
  • Price / Book7.72
  • OPM12.9 %
  • Debt / Equity0.39
  • Sales growth (5Y)2.3 %
  • Profit growth (5Y)6.0 %
  • Promoter holding34.2 %
  • EV / EBITDA35.4
  • Beta0.99
  • All-time high₹ 276

Price chart

Returns1M3M6MYTD1Y3Y CAGR5Y CAGR
HFCL+20.24%+14.10%+179.85%+277.65%+231.10%+50.01%+26.54%
Nifty 50-0.31%-3.85%-4.34%-11.42%-9.53%+5.46%+4.76%

Price returns only (dividends not included). Prices from NSE via Yahoo Finance; may be delayed.

Quick take

  • HFCL Limited is in the Communication Equipment industry (Technology), with a market value of ₹39,176 crore.
  • It trades at 66.7 times its last 12 months' earnings and 7.7 times book value.
  • Revenue grew 2.3% a year over the last 5 years, profit 6.0% a year.
  • Return on equity was 7.0% and return on capital employed 10.8% in the latest year.
  • Debt was 0.39 times shareholders' equity.
  • The share price is 7.2% below its 52-week high and up 231.1% over one year.
  • Promoters and insiders hold about 34.2%; institutions about 19.4%.

Pros

  • Borrowings are moderate at 0.39 times shareholders' equity.
  • Institutional (FII + DII) holding has risen by 13.3 points over 3 years.

Cons

  • Return on equity has been low: 6.9% on average over the last 3 years.
  • Sales growth has been slow: 2.3% a year over the last 5 years.
  • Promoter holding has fallen by 9.55 points over 3 years, to 28.29%.

Pros and cons are generated automatically from the reported figures. They are observations, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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About HFCL Limited

HFCL Limited manufactures and sells telecom products in India and internationally. The company offers optical fiber cables, such as underground, aerial, microduct, FTTH, and micromodule cables; access solutions, including Wi-Fi access points, network switches, unlicensed band radios, IO canvas unified network management platform, and accessories; IP/MPLS routers; 5G product portfolio comprising access routers/cell site routers and pre-aggregation and aggregation routers; fiber optic cable and copper cable assemblies, high-density cabinets, fiber splice joint closures, ethernet cabling products, and active optical components; and defence solutions, including electro optics, electronic fuzes, ground surveillance radar, high-capacity radio relay, and software defined radios. It also provides network solutions for public telecommunications, defence and railway communications, and system int…

Employees
1,820
Head office
New Delhi
NSE industry
Telecommunication

Peer comparison

TechnologyTelecommunicationCommunication Equipment

Part ofNifty 500Nifty Smallcap 250

S.No.CompanyCMP ₹P/EMar Cap ₹ CrDiv Yld %NP Qtr ₹ CrQtr Profit Var %Sales Qtr ₹ CrQtr Sales Var %ROCE %
1.HFCL256.0166.739,1760.08246—1,915119.8510.8
2.Sterlite Technologies865.90187.844,5120.001971,870.001,91087.448.0
3.ITI243.47132.323,4430.00-32—425-14.6523.5
4.Astra Microwave Products1,625.2081.815,4300.1512-24.12177-11.5520.8
5.Tejas Networks474.75—8,4460.00-202—402-77.76-29.5
6.Pace Digitek162.5210.63,5080.006314.2755551.2916.1
7.Paramount Communications60.5230.41,9800.00206.4952917.3512.7
8.GTL Infrastructure1.041.31,3320.0069—327-2.16-399.4
9.Birla Cable346.1522.51,0380.35312,153.5126751.129.7
Median: 9 Co.256.0148.58,4460.003114.2742517.3510.8

Companies in the same industry; the median covers every company in it that we hold figures for. Tap a heading to sort. Sorting and comparing are ways to explore data, not recommendations.

Quarterly Results

Consolidated figures in ₹ crore /

₹ CrJun 2023Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
9951,1111,0321,3261,1581,0941,0128018711,0431,2111,8241,915
8499799161,1309839358608378438539831,5101,501
Operating Profit146133117196175158152-3628190228314414
OPM %15%12%11%15%15%14%15%-4%3%18%19%17%22%
13174714111420141513152231
Interest36353740424547515661636362
Depreciation21211920242526303236444551
Profit before tax10294108150119101100-104-45107137228332
26%26%24%27%7%29%28%32%26%19%26%
7670821091117373-83-2972102184246
EPS in Rs0.490.500.580.760.770.510.51-0.56-0.220.470.671.211.49
Raw filing

Source: the company's results filed with NSE, as reported. Tap a row marked + for its breakdown. Latest quarter on the right.

Profit & Loss

Consolidated figures in ₹ crore /

₹ CrMar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026TTM
3,2524,7383,8394,4234,7274,7434,4654,0654,9495,993
2,9714,3273,3453,8734,0774,1253,8843,6164,1874,847
Operating Profit2814114945506506195824497621,146
OPM %9%9%13%12%14%13%13%11%15%19%
264722364347101586582
Interest6492115176166152147185242249
Depreciation23274269788382106157176
Profit before tax219339359337442431453216428803
22%32%34%27%26%26%26%20%23%25%
172232237246326318338173329604
EPS in Rs1.391.771.771.862.382.182.331.232.133.84
Dividend Payout %8%9%16%5%

Compounded Sales Growth

5 Years:
2%
3 Years:
1%
TTM:
59%

Compounded Profit Growth

5 Years:
6%
3 Years:
1%
TTM:
1,714%

Stock Price CAGR

5 Years:
27%
3 Years:
50%
1 Year:
231%

Return on Equity

4 Years:
8%
Last Year:
7%

Financial years ending March; TTM = the last four quarters. Source: the company's results filed with NSE, as reported. Tap a row marked + for its breakdown. Dividend payout = dividends paid in the year ÷ net profit.

Balance Sheet

Consolidated figures in ₹ crore, as at 31 March

₹ CrMar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Equity Capital138144144153
Reserves2,9703,8123,9354,738
9369911,5221,896
1,4291,5401,9452,081
Total Liabilities5,4736,4877,5468,868
6147228951,064
CWIP110214248122
4,7485,5516,4047,682
Total Assets5,4736,4877,5468,868

Source: Yahoo Finance (compiled from the annual reports). Tap a row marked + for its breakdown.

Cash Flows

Consolidated figures in ₹ crore, financial years ending March

₹ CrMar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
235-45396-378
-44-449-518-324
-145454170669
Net Cash Flow46-4047-33
Free Cash Flow-106-455-13-723

Free cash flow = cash from operations − capital expenditure. Source: Yahoo Finance.

Ratios

RatioMar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
ROE—9.7%9.3%4.4%7.0%
ROCE—15.4%12.3%7.1%10.8%
Operating margin—11.5%11.5%8.5%12.9%
Net margin—6.4%7.4%4.4%6.3%
Debt / equity—0.300.250.370.39
Current ratio—1.912.071.861.99
Debtor days—145181170164
Inventory days—8088111161
Days payable—117122161135
Cash conversion cycle—108147120190
Working capital days—150191223247

Computed from the reported statements: ROE on average equity; ROCE = EBIT / (total assets − current liabilities). Debtor days = receivables ÷ sales × 365; inventory and payable days use cost of goods sold; cash conversion cycle = debtor + inventory − payable days; working capital days = (current assets − current liabilities) ÷ sales × 365.

Shareholding Pattern

Numbers in percentages · as filed with NSE each quarter

  • Promoters 28.29%
  • FIIs 17.24%
  • DIIs 10.38%
  • Public 44.07%
%Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026Sep 2026
Promoters37.84%37.68%37.63%36.24%35.89%34.37%31.58%30.02%28.29%28.29%28.29%28.29%
8.18%7.65%7.02%6.68%6.70%6.97%7.76%7.48%7.48%7.08%15.74%17.24%
6.15%7.31%9.08%10.36%10.96%13.26%14.03%13.58%9.07%8.58%10.92%10.38%
47.76%47.29%46.21%46.67%46.40%45.36%46.60%48.89%55.13%56.03%45.03%44.07%
No. of Shareholders6,51,7867,29,5367,70,7917,73,2768,20,6398,40,2198,58,6388,69,4428,42,2098,03,6937,32,7217,64,828

Source: shareholding patterns filed by the company with NSE. Public = non-institutional holders. Tap a row marked + for its breakdown.

Mutual funds & institutions holding HFCL

Holder (above 1%)Stake
quant Commodities FundMutual fund7.23%

As named in the shareholding pattern for Sep 2026 filed with NSE; mutual funds together hold 8.03% of the company. Shareholders below 1% are not named in the filing.

Documents

Announcements

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Concalls & investor meets

Filings made by the company with NSE; documents open on NSE's website.

Key dates

Ex-dividend date
22 Sep 2026
Latest quarter
30 Jun 2026
Financial year end
31 Mar 2026

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Questions about HFCL Limited

What is the share price of HFCL Limited today?
HFCL Limited (HFCL) last traded at ₹256.01 on NSE (16 Oct 2026, 3:30 PM IST). Prices may be delayed.
What is the market cap of HFCL Limited?
About ₹39,176 crore at the latest price.
What is the P/E ratio of HFCL Limited?
About 66.7 times its earnings over the last 12 months.
Is HFCL Limited a good investment?
We do not give views on individual shares. Whether any share suits you depends on your goals, time horizon and risk appetite; for long-term goals, a diversified mutual fund is often a simpler way to own shares. Investments in securities markets are subject to market risks.
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Important. Prices from NSE via Yahoo Finance. Quarterly and annual results, shareholding and documents are taken from the filings the company made with NSE; balance sheet, cash flow and valuation figures are compiled by Yahoo Finance; ratios are computed by us from them. Figures may be delayed or revised. This page is for information only: it is not research, a recommendation or an offer to buy or sell any security. Investments in securities markets are subject to market risks; read all related documents carefully before investing. Plenitude Connect Private Limited is an AMFI-registered Mutual Fund Distributor (ARN-130934); share broking is offered through Parshvanath Investments, Authorised Person of Master Capital Services Ltd (SEBI Reg. INZ000210539).
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